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Remain: Workshop on Sustainable Deconstruction and Material Reuse

By Claire McElwain

Bluedot Living – (August 19, 2025) Remain, in collaboration with Nantucket Community School and Boston Building Resources, is hosting a Deconstruction, Adaptive Reuse, and Circular Economy Workshop — a four-hour course open to the public exploring sustainable strategies for deconstruction and material reuse in construction. Read the full story here.

Salvage and reuse in action

By Claire McElwain

Inquirer and Mirror – (April 16, 2025) Thanks to an innovative partnership to encourage sustainability, salvage and reuse, the Community Foundation for Nantucket, Remain and Boston Building Resources are joining forces to deliver nearly 40 pieces of high-quality office furniture to nonprofit organizations across the island. Read the full story here.

Envision Resilience Participants Design for Vulnerable Coastlines

By Claire McElwain

Metropolis (April 23, 2025) —The climate crisis will not be solved in a silo. Designing for the what if demands an interdisciplinary approach, with landscape architects, environmental scientists, design professionals and likeminded disciplines operating in tandem while tackling one interrelated challenge after the next. Read the full story here.

Design students float climate resiliency ideas for Casco Bay

By Claire McElwain

Portland, South Portland (Feb 20, 2025) — Floating communities, breakwaters and parks. New water taxi services, replanted eelgrass beds and sauna-based tourism. Reclaimed tank farms turned into ponds, marshes or parks. Covering shoreline bluffs with native plants that draw pollinators and prevent erosion. Read the full story here.